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Glossaries for Electronic Discovery and Digital Information Management and Governance

This curated compendium of glossaries includes a profusion of valuable resources related to eDiscovery, big data, information governance, digital forensics, privacy, and security:

The Sedona ConferenceThe Sedona Conference Glossary is published as a tool to assist in the understanding and discussion of electronic discovery and electronic information management issues. For this excellent seminal work I'd like to personally thank—in addition to the various authors—Richard Braman (in memoriam), founder and Executive Director of The Second Conference, for his numerous contributions to our profession. Download the PDF of The Sedona Conference Glossary: E-Discovery and Digital Information Management.

eDiscovery People's Glossary: File Types of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) provides details about particular file types and extensions in all known ESI format categories. The objective of this glossary is to provide in one place all file types with known extensions for every category of ESI. To keep pace with inventions of new information types and formats, the eDiscovery People continuously update this glossary. Access eDiscovery People's ESI File Types Glossary athttps://ediscoverypeople.com/glossary/esi/file-types If you learn about a new type of ESI, you may add a new entry to the eDiscovery People's Glossary of ESI File Types. You'll receive full attribution, including a link to your organization's website.

EDRM Glossary: The EDRM Glossary is a rather comprehensive listing of electronic discovery terms.

InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS)The InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) is the central U.S. forum dedicated to creating technology standards for the next generation of innovation. INCITS members combine their expertise to create the building blocks for globally transformative technologies. From cloud computing to communications, from transportation to health care technologies, INCITS is the place where innovation begins. Download the PDF of the INCITIS glossary.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)This glossary of common security terms has been extracted from NIST Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), the Special Publication (SP) 800 series, NIST Interagency Reports (NISTIRs), and from the Committee for National Security Systems Instruction 4009 (CNSSI-4009). The glossary includes most of the terms in the NIST publications. Download the PDF of the Glossary of Key Information Security Terms (NIST.IR.7298r2, Revision 2), Richard Kissel, Editor

U.S. National Archives & Records AdministrationThe U.S. National Archives & Records Administration has published archival terminology that includes a flexible group of common words that have acquired specialized meanings for archivists. Frequently used archival terms are those that describe documentary materials and archival institutions. Visit the site to view an early release, free version.

Possibly the most significant impact on archival language and professional boundaries resulted from the challenges of electronic records. E-records forced archivists into collaborations with different disciplines. In response, archivists adopted terms from information technology, publishing, and knowledge management. They began to grapple with born-digital documents and to become familiar with arcane aspects of technology used to record and authenticate electronic documents, such as ciphers, encryption keys, and encoding schemes. At the same time, other professions adopted—sometimes appropriated—archival terms. The very word that identifies the profession, archives, took on the meaning of offline storage and backup.

Society of American AchivistsPublished by the Society of American Achivists, browse terms (and download PDF) of A Glossary of Archival & Records Terminology, by Richard Pearce-Moses.

ARMA InternationalARMA International published (at a nominal cost) a Glossary of Records and Information Management Terms, 4th Ed. (ARMA TR 22-12012), which includes about 800+ terms from various disciplines related to records and information management (RIM), including information technology, legal services, archives, and business management. PDF available here.

NOTE: This compendium of glossaries will be regularly updated. To suggest an additional glossary for inclusion, please contact me and provide pertinent details.